Daniel J. Boorstin Quotes

I've learned any fool can write a bad ad, but it takes a real genius to keep his hands off a good one.

Daniel J. Boorstin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 1, 1914 - February 28, 2004

Topics

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One of the first jokes I wrote was this nail salon bit that ended up blowing up on YouTube. That's kind of what propelled me into standup.

Anjelah Johnson

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One of the tough things about being an actor, probably the hardest thing, is getting your foot in the door, and my father handled that for me at a very early age.

Jeff Bridges

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My tastes in all things lean towards the arty and boring. I like sports documentaries about Scrabble players, bands that play quiet, unassuming music, and TV shows that win awards. In that way, I am an elitist snob.

Michael Ian Black

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I remember when the candle shop burned down. Everyone stood around singing 'Happy Birthday.'

Steven Wright

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Whatever brief delights it provides, mere strangeness in poetry and prose eventually leaves us cold, especially when we suspect the writer is stretching for effect to avoid the actual life before his eyes.

Roger Rosenblatt

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At this stage of my life, I've dedicated myself to playing what I want to play, how I want to play it for the rest of my time. Regardless of whether one might like it or one might not like it, this is where I am.

Chico Hamilton

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I made 'Batman' the way I made every other film, and I've done it to my own satisfaction - because the film, truly, is exactly the way I wanted it to be.

Christopher Nolan

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Somehow in the public sector, if you start in the mailroom and spend your life getting promoted, it's unseemly.

Claire McCaskill

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I was on the sideline with a knee injury and when I came back, I wanted to play at the best level I could. And that's the case for a lot of players, they want the chance to play against the best competition.

Claudio Reyna

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A common misperception of me is... that I am a tough, rough northerner, which I suppose I am really. But I'm pretty mild-mannered most of the time. It's the parts that you play I guess. I don't mind it. I'm not a tough guy. I'd like to act as a fair, easy-going, kind man at some point.

Sean Bean

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Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts.

Thomas Carlyle

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It was Barry Diller's idea to start 'The Daily Beast,' and he has turned out to be the best partner I've ever had. There's no one better to go into the jungle with.

Tina Brown

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